Not really. If you show space for what it is, i.e. empty, and everything being very far away, then the main ship is truly alone.
Furthermore, at the time of TNG, only 19% of the galaxy has been mapped (mentioned somewhere in season 2 of TNG).
the Star Trek saga can be continued simply from the point it stopped, i.e. after the war with the Founders and the return of Voyager. It can continue with new galactic mapping expeditions, in directions previously unmapped.
...Windows 3.1 installs so fast, that I can hardly see anything other than the reboot option, after installation.
And the GUI is so fast, and so snappy, sometimes I have to do things twice just to check if the action has been done.
Of course, the GUI system in Windows 3.1 was only one layer (Win32 drawing directly to the frame buffer), while todays systems are 7 or 10 layers before a pixel is actually drawn on the screen.
All these issues exist because CPUs don't provide in-process hardware-isolated components. If such a beast existed, there would not be a issue of where to put the graphics drivers (i.e. in the kernel or in user space).
So? make the dev kit and the associated libraries free (as in beer and speech), not the console itself. Your claim is even a stronger motive for open sourcing the dev kit: it will lead to more PS2 sales.
Having to use drugs (or any other substance) to achieve satisfaction is a symptom of an ill society. A healthy society requires healthy citizens, in mind and in body. Using drugs is, in many cases, not really a choice of the person doing the drugs, but the result of peer pressure (i.e. "take drugs to look cool or fit in").
But drug use will not be diminished even if it is the government that sells the drugs. Look at Holland: drug use went up, from the moment the 'light' drugs were allowed in coffee shops.
Your plan simply changes the owner of the drug business. But, in essence, the goal is not achieved. People will continue to use drugs, no matter what.
I don't understand why not use nuclear reactors to propel us to relativistic speeds. It's the only possible way to do it, unless there is a major physics breakthrough.
None of the features of Vista is a reason important enough to switch from XP to Vista. Vista has no 'must have' features. It has eye candy, but that's not a real reason to switch, is it? eventually, we'll all have to switch because our hardware and software will be obsolete, but then we would have been forced to switch, it would not be our choice.
You are wrong. Having a capability does not mean using it.
A hypothetical example: suppose we can fly to Mars and discover there the same situation as in Afghanistan: warlords, factions, crime, etc. Would America step in and 'solve' the problem?
And MIT run, for 20 years, a department of para-psychology, researching stuff like the power of prayers, and they found nothing. And they were forced to close down the department.
Ok, these things are good by our own standards, but why should we enforce them on others? if they want to live under a theocracy, I say let them be. Americans liberated themselves, French rebelled by themselves.
No, the real reason for being in Afghanistan is not that we want to make them civilized. There are other places on Earth with similar theocracies, but the west has done nothing about them. The real reason is that Afghanistan is in a strategic position concerning Russia and China.
Tell me a reason why Afghanistan shouldn't be torn apart by warlords and extremists. What right do we have to be there? if they want to kill themselves by fighting, I say 'let them be'. It's their choice, it's their way.
There is also another reason why we shouldn't be there: the opium production has been increased a lot (by a large percentage) from when the Taliban ruled the country.
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Science requires faith in the proof, religion requires faith. There is a big difference, and the two are incompatible.
Not really. If you show space for what it is, i.e. empty, and everything being very far away, then the main ship is truly alone.
Furthermore, at the time of TNG, only 19% of the galaxy has been mapped (mentioned somewhere in season 2 of TNG).
the Star Trek saga can be continued simply from the point it stopped, i.e. after the war with the Founders and the return of Voyager. It can continue with new galactic mapping expeditions, in directions previously unmapped.
Movies don't do justice to Star Trek, only series do. It's only in a series that we can experience the life on a Starship.
But the actors look young and vibrant because they have lived a good life, not because they are kids. The actors are all in their 30s.
I don't understand. What's in the new movie that has hurt your feelings?
It's not a reboot, because the story does not change. It's a re-imaging, a re-make. New actors, new designs for the old characters and old features.
That's one of the possible reasons he is going to be murdered, much like JFK.
stretching...exercising...muscles...hey, somebody please post what these words mean!!! :-)
Not until DNF gets re-written in ELISP...
Another solution is to flatten the place with nukes.
(yeap, I've been watching Sledge Hammer lately...)
And also stop calling some Americans African-Americans. Most of them have no relationship to Africa whatsoever.
...Windows 3.1 installs so fast, that I can hardly see anything other than the reboot option, after installation.
And the GUI is so fast, and so snappy, sometimes I have to do things twice just to check if the action has been done.
Of course, the GUI system in Windows 3.1 was only one layer (Win32 drawing directly to the frame buffer), while todays systems are 7 or 10 layers before a pixel is actually drawn on the screen.
All these issues exist because CPUs don't provide in-process hardware-isolated components. If such a beast existed, there would not be a issue of where to put the graphics drivers (i.e. in the kernel or in user space).
So? make the dev kit and the associated libraries free (as in beer and speech), not the console itself. Your claim is even a stronger motive for open sourcing the dev kit: it will lead to more PS2 sales.
Having to use drugs (or any other substance) to achieve satisfaction is a symptom of an ill society. A healthy society requires healthy citizens, in mind and in body. Using drugs is, in many cases, not really a choice of the person doing the drugs, but the result of peer pressure (i.e. "take drugs to look cool or fit in").
You mistakenly think of promiscuity as freedom.
So, drugs are good? no problem with them?
What's the point? PS2 is old technology by now. Just release everything under an open source license, and let people have fun with it...
But drug use will not be diminished even if it is the government that sells the drugs. Look at Holland: drug use went up, from the moment the 'light' drugs were allowed in coffee shops.
Your plan simply changes the owner of the drug business. But, in essence, the goal is not achieved. People will continue to use drugs, no matter what.
I don't understand why not use nuclear reactors to propel us to relativistic speeds. It's the only possible way to do it, unless there is a major physics breakthrough.
None of the features of Vista is a reason important enough to switch from XP to Vista. Vista has no 'must have' features. It has eye candy, but that's not a real reason to switch, is it? eventually, we'll all have to switch because our hardware and software will be obsolete, but then we would have been forced to switch, it would not be our choice.
And DNF...
You are wrong. Having a capability does not mean using it.
A hypothetical example: suppose we can fly to Mars and discover there the same situation as in Afghanistan: warlords, factions, crime, etc. Would America step in and 'solve' the problem?
We shouldn't, because it's not our turf.
And MIT run, for 20 years, a department of para-psychology, researching stuff like the power of prayers, and they found nothing. And they were forced to close down the department.
Ok, these things are good by our own standards, but why should we enforce them on others? if they want to live under a theocracy, I say let them be. Americans liberated themselves, French rebelled by themselves.
No, the real reason for being in Afghanistan is not that we want to make them civilized. There are other places on Earth with similar theocracies, but the west has done nothing about them. The real reason is that Afghanistan is in a strategic position concerning Russia and China.
Tell me a reason why Afghanistan shouldn't be torn apart by warlords and extremists. What right do we have to be there? if they want to kill themselves by fighting, I say 'let them be'. It's their choice, it's their way.
There is also another reason why we shouldn't be there: the opium production has been increased a lot (by a large percentage) from when the Taliban ruled the country.
It's not government oppression, it's cultural oppression. The position of women in those societies is ...lower than the lowest critter.